Program 03
Tuberculosis Control
& Community Outreach
Pioneering community-led TB case finding in Oyo State since 2003 — through door-to-door screening, referrals, and treatment adherence support.
Pioneering community-led TB case finding in Oyo State since 2003 — through door-to-door screening, referrals, and treatment adherence support.
The Christiana Olawumi Foundation is one of the pioneers of community-led TB case finding in Oyo State, with activities documented since 2003 and formal registration in 2014. Our work has been at the forefront of Nigeria's fight against tuberculosis.
We combine door-to-door assessment with public awareness campaigns, facility partnerships, and treatment adherence support — creating a continuum of care that addresses TB from first symptoms to full recovery.
We maintain verifiable records and pictorial evidence of all outreach activities, including facility partnerships, volunteer training, and client follow-up, demonstrating our commitment to transparency and accountability.
From 2021 to 2023, COF served as a Sub-Sub-Recipient (SSR) to the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) on the Global Fund TB grant for Active Case Finding (ACF) and Comprehensive Programmatic Management of Drug-Resistant TB (CPMDT), on behalf of the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP). Our community TB workers carried out house-to-house case searches and contact tracing, collected and transported sputum samples, and recruited and trained treatment supporters for drug-resistant TB patients.
With Health Alive Foundation (HAF), we led advocacy and community sensitization on TB, active case finding and MDR-TB in Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Ogo-Oluwa, Surulere, Oriire, Oyo West, Atiba and Saki West LGAs.
We go directly to homes and communities to identify suspected TB cases early.
Suspected cases are referred to partner health facilities for diagnosis and treatment initiation.
We track treatment adherence and follow up with patients who discontinue care.
Annual TB reports with verified data, pictorial evidence, and transparent documentation of all activities.
COF maintains verifiable records with pictorial evidence of all TB outreach activities. Annual reports are available for 2021 and 2022.
Full annual reports available for 2021 · 2022
Request a Report CopyPresumptive TB identified and TB cases, from our Active Case Finding (ACF) TB reports.
| Month | 2021 presumptive TB | 2021 TB cases | 2022 presumptive TB | 2022 TB cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2,807 | 345 | 2,859 | 334 |
| Feb | 2,400 | 282 | 3,063 | 330 |
| Mar | 2,238 | 248 | 3,300 | 355 |
| Apr | 3,014 | 319 | 3,265 | 352 |
| May | 2,870 | 318 | 3,047 | 327 |
| Jun | 2,564 | 291 | 3,811 | 396 |
| Jul | 3,005 | 320 | 3,194 | 346 |
| Aug | 2,765 | 303 | 3,314 | 358 |
| Sep | 2,735 | 299 | 3,857 | 420 |
| Oct | 2,717 | 315 | 3,653 | 394 |
| Nov | 3,425 | 377 | 3,679 | 394 |
| Dec | 3,093 | 332 | 3,276 | 349 |
| Total | 33,633 | 3,749 | 40,318 | 4,355 |
Trained community TB workers carried out activities in various locations across Oyo State.
Community awareness at Owode Grammar School (Ogbomoso North LGA) and Oje Market (Ibadan North LGA), and outreaches to churches and associations.
TB awareness programmes on radio in Ogbomoso.
Payment support for MDR-TB patients during clinic (OPD) sessions at Jericho, Ibadan, with monthly stipends to treatment supporters for transport and communication.
Oversight supervision and facility data validation at General Hospital Ogbomoso, LTH Ogbomoso and Ikoyi PHC (Oriire LGA), among other LGAs.
Regular review meetings to share best practice and solve problems; detailed activity reports to ARFH and retirement of grant funds with supporting documents.
Help us reach more communities, screen more people, and eliminate tuberculosis — one door at a time.